This is a cartoon from my youth. I don't remember if it was shown on PBS all the time when I was a kid or if it was my brother (we're 6 years apart, but there is some overlap, especially on PBS). I'm apologizing now - you're going to have the song stuck in your head for days. Hell, my mother and I have had it stuck in our heads for years. And that's how long it's been since we've seen this!

This ones for you, Mom!

Happy Monday!





P.S. Here's a little info I just found on Wikipedia.

And the Cat Came Back" (also known as "The Cat Came Back" or simply "The Cat") is a children's folk song originally written by Harry S. Miller[1] under the title of "The Cat Came Back: A Comic Negro Absurdity" in 1893. The song is humorous in nature, telling a silly tale about a man who had a cat that he did not want, and when he tried to get rid of the cat, the cat kept coming back.

The song was used as the basis for the 1988 short animated film The Cat Came Back by Cordell Barker. It was also performed by Rowlf the Dog on a 1980 episode of The Muppet Show.

The song is often used to teach children the concepts of rhythm and tempo. It is an excellent example in this regard, because of the strong and consistent beat pattern, combined with amusing and humorous lyrics. Additionally, especially the minor key versions of the song, have a compelling effect with regards to perception of tempo.

Like many children's songs, the song has a very strong well-defined beat pattern. It consists of one weak beat, one strong beat, so it is often sung in 2/ time (e.g. 2/4 time if the reference duration for one beat is set to a 1/4 note).

Thus it can be (and often is) sung while walking, with, for example, strong beats when the left foot hits the ground and weak beats when the right foot hits the ground.